ZURICH, July 31 (Reuters) - Holcim HOLN.S reported
better-than-expected second quarter sales and earnings on Friday
as the building materials maker raised its full-year outlook.
The Swiss company posted sales rising 6.4% to 4.41 billion
Swiss francs ($5.46 billion) for the three months to the end of
June, beating forecasts for 4.27 billion francs in a
company-gathered consensus.
Recurring operating profit rose 13.1% to 1.01 billion
francs, beating forecasts for 958 million francs.
($1 = 0.8070 Swiss francs)
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